Corsair nx500 review in Spanish (full analysis)

Corsair NX500 technical specifications

Unboxing and design

The Corsair NX500 arrives in a small but very compact cardboard box. On the cover we see the model in question, 400 GB model, An image of the card and all the speeds reached by the new NVMe PCIe Gen 3 x4 SSD.

While in the rear area they indicate the most important specifications of the product and the temperatures that can be reached at maximum performance.

Once we open the bundle we find that everything comes perfectly packaged and protected. Inside we find:

Corsair NX500 Disc Service and Warranty Documentation “Low Profile” slot adapter.

The Corsair NX500 SSD has a design that for many is not very common in an SSD: it is directly connected to a PCI Express slot. Its dimensions are 22 mm (width) x 12 mm (height) x 183 mm (depth) and a weight of 280 grams.

Rear backplate detail. Its functions include: better dissipate heat, give improved aesthetics and greater rigidity to the PCB in its installation .

It is time to tell you what are the components that make up the new Corsair NX500. It integrates the first Pishon NVMe PCI Express controller, specifically the Pishon PS5007-E7 supporting 8 channels on the NAND memory interface. Among its main novelties we find technologies:

SmartECC: Detects and rebuilds bad pages when the ECC controller fails. SmartRefresh: Periodically improves blocks to improve data retention. SmartFlush: Minimizes the time that data passes through the cache. In this way, it ensures data retention in the event of power loss.

The memory chips are built with 15nm lithography with 1024MB DDR3 DRAM Cache memory for the 400GB version or 2048MB DDR3 for the 800GB model. Corsair does not fail in its components and incorporates the support of the technologies: Trim, SMART and Garbage Collection.

The Corsair NX500 it reaches a reading of 3000 MB / s and a writing of 2400 MB / s. About the 4KB Random reading we have 300K IOPS and one in writing of 270K IOPS which is one of the best we have seen so far in our test bench.

To be able to install it on our computer, it is as simple as connecting it to a PCI Express slot without the need for power. It does not matter if your computer has NVMe or not, since the card converts it fully works on any PC.

We recommend reading our guide on how to optimize SSD in Windows 10 and fully compatible for this device.The SSD is fully compatible with Windows 10 and Apple MAC OSX operating systems. To be calm, it offers a total of 5 years warranty.

Test and Performance Team (Benchmark)

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	Intel Core i9-7900X
Base plate:	Gigabyte X299 Gaming 3.
Memory:	Corsair LPX 64 GB DDR4.
Heatsink	Corsair H100i V2.
HDD	Samsung 850 EVO SSD.
Graphic card	Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti
Power supply	Corsair AX860i.

For the tests we will use the native controller of the X299 chipset on a high performance board: Gigabyte X299 Gaming 3. Our tests will be carried out with the following performance software.

Crystal Disk Mark. Atto Benchmark Anvil´s Storage

Final words and conclusion about Corsair NX500

The Corsair NX500 is a high performance SSD with a PCIe NVMe interface. Its 3000 MB / s readings and 2400 MB / s write makes it one of the best SSDs on the market today. Many of our readers will love to read that you have a high performance Pishon controller and its memories are high quality MLC.

In our tests we have been able to verify that its specifications are those promised with extraordinary performance. Its temperatures are fantastic thanks to the robust heatsink it incorporates, and it is that Corsair has done a great job in this regard.

Also remember that it incorporates its own software for monitoring and firmware updates. Fully recommended to keep a comprehensive track of this great SSD.

The price of the Corsair NX500 will oscillate in the 400 euros for the 400 GB model, for the 800 GB model a price of 870 euros while the 1.6 TB model is not yet unknown. In the main online stores in Spain they will be available from this week. What did you think of this fantastic Corsair NX500 SSD? Did you expect Corsair to launch such a product?

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ EXCELLENT COMPONENTS.	- NONE.
+ TO BE AN NVME IT IS VERY COOL THANKS TO ITS GREAT HEATSINK.
+ HIGH PERFORMANCE.
+ 5 YEAR WARRANTY.